Transmigration: The Little Chef Calls The Shots
Chapter 1310 - 177, Poisoned (Third Watch)_2

Chapter 1310: 177, Poisoned (Third Watch)_2

Xue Ge also knew the matter was significant and hurriedly stifled her sobs, tilting her head to think: "Our Miss is not favored, and the food in this courtyard is all prepared and sent from the main kitchen. The serving maids and old women in the courtyard all look down on the Miss; only I grew up with the Miss since we were young, so she treats me like a younger sister. We live and eat together, so whatever the Miss has eaten or drunk, I have too."

Eating and living together, Han Huijuan was poisoned, yet this little maid was not; could it be that the poisoner was her?

Shui Xian and Yin Xing’s gazes towards Xue Ge changed.

However, Lin Yuan, relying on her years of experience in judging people, saw at a glance that there was nothing wrong with Xue Ge. She was indeed very devoted to Han Huijuan, she was just too young, and weak; naturally, there were things she couldn’t take care of well.

Xiao Linshuang also seemed to trust Xue Ge very much and couldn’t help but mutter, "If there’s nothing wrong with the food or drinks, then it must be something else."

Something else?

A light flashed in Lin Yuan’s mind: "Condensation Dew!"

"Condensation Dew!"

It seemed Xiao Linshuang had come to the same conclusion. The two exchanged glances and quickly asked Xue Ge to fetch Han Huijuan’s rouge, powder, and make-up water.

However, before the young girl could get up from the ground, there was already a noisy commotion of many people outside.

Lin Yuan’s eyes flashed, signaling to Xue Ge to wait before going.

"Well! I heard we have visitors to see the young Miss, but why hasn’t anyone reported their arrival?" The voice speaking was somewhat sharp; just hearing it was enough to make one guess that its owner must be a harsh and critical woman.

As expected, when the person appeared, she indeed gave a spiteful impression, with her chin sharp enough to poke a hole in the ground.

This woman was none other than Lady Bai, the Little Concubine who had driven Han Huijuan’s birth mother to her death before taking her place. She was Han Taining’s former serving maid, climbing into his bed before Madam Han even entered the house, and even before Han Huijuan was born, had already given Han Taining a son, who was now the eldest young master Han Chaosheng.

Lady Bai led the way, followed by a group of maids and old women, with Ying Ge smirking at the back. When she saw Lin Yuan and Xiao Linshuang, her face was so full of pride and disdain it seemed almost ready to spill over.

Upon entering, Lady Bai seated herself in a chair without so much as glancing at Lin Yuan. With her airs, it was as if she was waiting for Lin Yuan and Xiao Linshuang to come over and pay their respects.

Lin Yuan found it amusing inside. She slowly walked to Lady Bai’s side, and just as everyone thought she was about to pay her respects, they saw her plop herself down into a chair, even nonchalantly asking where the tea was!

Lady Bai was so angry that smoke was nearly coming out of her seven orifices. Not to mention after Madam Han’s death, even when she was still alive, Lady Bai was someone who wielded great power unchecked. Indeed, Lin Yuan was the first person to ignore Lady Bai in the Han mansion.

Just because Lady Bai was holding her airs back didn’t mean others couldn’t. Ying Ge was the first to leap out, her tone unfriendly: "May I ask what kind of manners you two have learned! Didn’t your parents ever teach you to greet and pay respects to your elders at home?"

Lin Yuan rolled her eyes and continued to toy with her fingers.

Xiao Linshuang dug at her ear and stroked her hair as if she hadn’t heard someone speaking.

Ignored by the two, Ying Ge felt both ashamed and angry, but before she could speak again, Yin Xing had already snorted coldly: "What are you, daring to lecture our Miss! I think the one truly lacking manners is you, you servant!"

"You!"

"What about you!" Shui Xian slapped away Ying Ge’s hand that was pointing at Yin Xing and continued to berate: "Can’t you take a look at yourself in the mirror to see your own conduct, barely a maid and yet dressed in clothes and jewelry better than a Miss of direct birth. Tell us, has the monthly allowance for Miss Han’s food, clothing, and expenses all been embezzled by you?"

With Shui Xian’s accusation, Ying Ge desperately swallowed her saliva, stuttering to explain: "There’s no embezzlement, absolutely not! My clothes are all bestowed by Madam, they’re not the Miss’s at all!"

"Oh!" Lin Yuan, who had been silent all along, suddenly made such a noise, startling Lady Bai.

For some reason, being stared at by Lin Yuan, Lady Bai felt a prickling sense of uneasiness.

"So they were gifts from Madam! Then may I ask Madam, among the numerous maids and old women in Miss Han’s courtyard, why is it that only Ying Ge has received such favors? Could it be because she serves the best?"

Under Lin Yuan’s scrutiny, Lady Bai subconsciously nodded: "Yes."

"Yes? Oh dear!" Lin Yuan scoffed, "So Ying Ge is the most attentive one? Is it that I am blind, or is Madam blind? When my sister and I arrived at Miss Han’s courtyard, we saw not a single maid! Moreover, this most attentive maid Ying Ge you speak of had just woken up!"

Ying Ge hurriedly sought an excuse: "I was..."

"Were you about to say you were on night duty last night? That’s why you woke up late?" Lin Yuan considerately finished Ying Ge’s sentence for her.

Ying Ge quickly nodded, but after nodding, she felt as though she had been tricked.

Sure enough, Lin Yuan’s laugh turned more sinister: "You were on night duty last night? But the bedding here belongs to this little maid, Xue Ge, ah! Also, look at your eyes, so alert! Now look at Xue Ge, she’s got bags under her eyes swollen like a frog, and yet you dare to say you were the one on night duty? Even if it was truly you, you can’t just sleep through till midday; is that the rule in the Han mansion?"

Lady Bai’s heart skipped a beat, and her gaze towards Ying Ge changed; she could tolerate others saying Ying Ge was undisciplined but could not allow anyone to suggest that the Han mansion’s rules were flawed. Otherwise, the one being scorned would not be Ying Ge, but her, Lady Bai, who had risen from a Little Concubine to the official wife!